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From city apartments to desert retreats, prime property with ready access to a soak, swim or sauna
Dozens missing after 6.7 magnitude tremor hits northern island of Hokkaido
Famous for its landscape and skiing, the island is also home to staggeringly good seafood
Critics say evacuation exercises are irrelevant given N Korea’s fast-moving missiles
Greying farmers, rural exodus and food self-sufficiency behind drive for ‘robo-tractors’
My one-day voyage to Russia
A treat awaits foodies on this northern island, and a new bullet train route has made it easier to reach
Opposition unites behind single candidate in vote that could reshape Japanese politics
The Japanese photographer’s dark and haunting series is a chronicle of emptiness and obsession
My recent journey to Hokkaido proved that civilised travel still exists in some corners of the world
The ski resort has a new confidence. No longer trying to lure skiers by aping western resorts, it now offers an increasingly Japanese experience
Bigger drop expected every year until the 2060s, with annual decline already the size of a city
Heir who refined Japan’s regard forthe spiritof the glens
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A monk believes his degree will help him in his quest to make Japan’s 80,000 temples more relevant
The Japanese island of Hokkaido gets huge quantities of snow but very few skiers – the perfect combination
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